New Recipe, 4 Miles, Reuben's New 'Do and More Cooking!

Thanks for the shoe feedback, ladies!! I’m still undecided, but will definitely try these shoes on to just satisfy my curiosity if nothing else. I’m also going to look into your suggestions so thanks for taking the time to post!!

So yesterday after Austin’s parents left we chilled, and had a new recipe for dinner: Real Mom Kitchen’s Slow Cooker Spaghetti! Here’s the recipe we followed – it makes SIX large servings!

not a good pic - taken in tupperware! I'll take another later this week!


1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
1 15oz can of tomato sauce (roasted garlic)
1 12.5 oz Italian flavored diced tomatoes
10 oz fresh mushrooms
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 lb 96/4 ground beef
½ tsp dried basil
2 tsp minced garlic
Other: 6 tbsp reduced fat parmesan; 12 oz. dried spaghetti; 6 slices light wheat bread; spray butter and garlic salt.

Add thawed meat to a slow cooker covered in nonstick spray. Add in all the cans of tomatoes, and break the ground meat up with a large spoon. Stir in the spices and mushrooms. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. When done cooking, break up the ground meat a bit more, add dried basil and minced garlic. Serve over pasta of your choice, adding 1 tbsp parmesan on top of each.(2 oz. dried pasta per serving).

We chose spaghetti and, including a slice of light wheat bread sprinkled with garlic salt and toasted, it came out to 457 calories, 65 carbs, 7 fat grams and 33 protein grams. So yummy and SO filling. This will be a staple around here for sure! Bonus: the house smelled amazing all. day. long. YUM!

After dinner I made a new recipe for later this week, Baked Swiss and Sausage Omelet (will post tomorrow once we try it!!).

Again - will take another later this week!


Then we watched some West Wings and passed out. I ended up high… at 2,116 calories, 260 carbs, 78 fat grams and 103 protein grams. The shower food + late night pizza added up. Duh. Eek! It happens – and I’m back on track so it’s all good. Here’s what I ate.

Today I woke up tired after a toss-and-turn night of sleep. Grrrr. I headed to work, had breakfast chilaquiles again, worked, walked 4 miles during lunch, had more spaghetti (love it!), then at 2:30 headed over to Atlanta’s Children’s Shelter with my team. We volunteered spending time playing with the children staying there. It seemed like a great organization, and the staff was nice to work with. I think everyone on my team had a good time! After the shelter I headed home and got straight in bed exhausted! Austin brought some pizza home from work so I caved, but only had one slice. It didn’t fill me up, so later I had a smaller version of the planned dinner – a taco. I’ll post my stats tomorrow! After dinner I made some of this week’s recipes – Red Curry Chicken and a new one Baked Pesto Chicken! Great night – now in bed with West Wing – woo!

Yum!


What’s your favorite show to watch with your significant other?
Any West Wing fans out there?

I leave you with Reuben's new 'do!

I didn't even recognize him at first! Little fella - he gets so cold now short - i'm ready for him to grow out and be a teddy bear again!!